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McCormack DNA 1 Rev A Mono blocks WOW
I felt the same way when I first purchased mine several years ago, and with the price that these are going for now they are hard to beat. By the way if you want to improve upon the sound of these there's always SMc Audio. I ventured down this path... 
Classe CP-800 or Ayre K-5xe with Vandersteens?
EstabanjYou may want to try a stepped approach to your upgrades. By this I recommend you try one of the Ayre amps with your Plinius. This allows you the opportunity to hear what the Ayre brings to your system. Yes a lot of people recommend the Ayr... 
McCormack DNA-1 vs. Adcom GFA-5802
For those that are wondering this is straight from the SMc Audion wed site Q&A. "The R1 circuit board was created by McCormack Audio to allow them to produce amplifiers from the remaining stock of DNA-1 parts, and to facilitate certain repair ... 
High quality subwoofer - which one?
RowerI asked Mr Vandersteen if the eleven Band Eq could be added to the 2Wq's a little over two years ago and he stated someday then I found this statement sometime last year: Paul (7/19/11): Have you considered adding the 11 band "room compensati... 
Hello, I may have a chance to go to
Went ahead and picked one of these up from Music Direct and have it burning in now. You are correct its a very nice looking player, solidly built. I thought the 100th Anniversary paint scheme would look bad with the sparkles in it but you have to ... 
Denon DCD A100
Just picked one of these up from Music Direct and have it burning in now. Very nice looking player, solidly built. I thought the 100th Anniversary paint scheme would look bad with the sparkles in it but you have to look close to see them so it add... 
Hello, I may have a chance to go to
SandraThanks for the input, I was mostly looking at the Denon for the SACD part. I have a very good CD player (McCormack DAC-1 Ultra) that pretty much gives up nothing to hi-rez, about the only thing I've heard better is my Denon Blu-ray spinning ... 
Hello, I may have a chance to go to
SandraI see your still in search of a CD player. Did you ever get an opportunity to listen to the Denon DCD-A100? I'm considering purchasing one and would like your thoughts on it. I have the DVD-3800 and it sounds really good with Blu-ray music s... 
How Do You Pronounce Thiel?
"The receptionist, I believe, has a Kentucky accent, and it comes out "Till."Know is that like "to cultivate the ground" or "up to the time of"?You have to love the English language. :-)Nice speakers by the way. 
How does Vandersteen 2CE Sig II compare to Treo?
There's a pretty good discussion on the Treo here.http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=270019 Hope this helps. 
Mccormack DNA-1 deluxe vs PASS X150.5 amps??
The DNA-0.5 is a lot more powerful than the 100 RMS would lead you to believe, unless you are trying to fill a large room with sound, your 89 db rated Adagios should work well with the McCormack. Do some research here and on the web and you will s... 
Mccormack DNA-1 deluxe vs PASS X150.5 amps??
Putting together a good synergetic system can seem like a daunting task but when you hit upon one that works for you, the chills up your spin and the back of your neck will make all the hard work worth it.As a suggestion if you are looking at the ... 
Pre/Amp/Int for Vandersteen 2ce Sig II for +/-$3k
I second the McCormack recommendation with the following suggestions. A pair of McCormack DNA 0.5's (Deluxe if you can get them) you can start with one then add another later and vertically drive your 2Ce Sig's. Next find a TLC-1 or Micro Line Dri... 
Vandersteen 3A sig , on the naked
Had considered doing something like this with the my 3A Sig'shttp://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=3041.0 Scroll about halfway down, I could see mine with the addition of some nice wood work and a little leather. Then add a little circular woo... 
How far apart do you position your speakers ?
For those with the non symmetrical shaped rooms or just as an experiment you might want to try using the Master Set speaker placement. There's a review of it here on Agon http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin frr.pl?rspkr&1197744079&read&3...